70 new entries in The Eating Out In Pubs guide 2015

Congratulations to The Wild Rabbit in Kingham for being voted as the ‘Pub of the Year’ in this year’s Michelin Eating Out In Pubs guide. The new look 2015 guide is out today recommends more than 590 pubs from all over Great Britain and Ireland, of which 70 are new entries. All the pubs have been selected, first and foremost, for the quality of their food.

The latest venture from Lady Bamford – of Daylesford Organic fame – this creeper-clad pub has been given a top-to-toe makeover and the result is an understated, ultra-contemporary rural inn with flagged floors, log fires, leather sofas and vast expanses of wood and stone.

The bar menu offers light bites like potted rabbit or crisp pig’s head croquettes, while dishes on the main menu might include satisfying hare ravioli or a substantial Gloucester Old Spot for two. And the comforting puddings range from a rich chocolate mousse to a creamy rice pudding with prunes soaked in Armagnac.

Also highlighted are 43 pubs which have been awarded a Bib Gourmand - an award for great value cooking - and the 16 holders of a coveted Michelin Star, awarded for top class cuisine, including the Treby Arms, which is run by former MasterChef winner Anton Piotrowski, and Tom Kerridge's Hand and Flowers, the only two-starred pub.

Speaking of the winner of this year’s award, Michelin editor Rebecca Burr said: “This chocolate box pub is situated in a charming Cotswold village and its capable kitchen works with the best organic ingredients to produce seasonal British cooking which is full of flavour. With an animated atmosphere, cheery service and stylish yet rustic bedrooms, the pub ticks all the right boxes.”
She continued speaking about the pub scene as a whole: “Pubs are a quintessential part of British life, and the standard of food being served in them continues to reach new heights.

“A pub is a great place to be in all seasons - who doesn't enjoy lunch and a pint in a pub garden on a sunny day or a fireside meal in a cosy inn in winter?

"The value of the local pub cannot be underestimated, particularly in rural areas. Pubs provide more than just a meeting point - they are often the hub of the community.

"With this in mind, customers are now demanding that chefs use more and more local produce and want to see local recipes and specialities on the menu. Chefs and pub owners are not only embracing this idea but some are taking it a stage further by growing their own fruit, vegetables and herbs, and by keeping chickens and rearing pigs."

This year's edition of the Pub Guide has a new look, with more pictures and a simplified layout making it even easier to use. Each entry features colour photographs and an in-depth description, as well as prices, directions and a list of real ales; there are also regional maps and indexes by both pub and town name. Pubs with accommodation are highlighted, as are those offering something extra special - our 'Inspectors' Favourites'.

The Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2015 will be available in bookshops and online from Friday 31st October 2014, priced at £13.99 (€14.99 in Ireland).

The 70 new entries in this year's guide:

England
Region	County	Location	Establishment
East Midlands	Derbyshire	Pilsley	Devonshire Arms
East of England	Bedfordshire	Biddenham	Three Tuns
		Sutton	John O'Gaunt Inn
East of England	Hertfordshire	Berkhamsted	Old Mill
	Norfolk	Stanhoe	Duck Inn
	Suffolk	Earl Stonham	Shepherd & Dog
		Moulton	Packhorse Inn
		Ramsholt	Ramsholt Arms
London		Brent	Parlour
		Camden	Ape & Bird
		Islington	Smokehouse
		Richmond upon Thames	Crown
		Southwark	Camberwell Arms
		Wandsworth	Earl Spencer
		Westminster	Truscott Arms
North East	Durham	Castle Eden	Castle Eden Inn
		Winston	Bridgewater Arms
	Tyne and Wear	North Shields	Staith House
North West	Cheshire	Haughton Moss	Nag's Head
	Cumbria	Irthington	Golden Fleece
South East	Berkshire	Kintbury	Dundas Arms
		Maidenhead	Crown Inn
		Newbury	The Newbury
	Hampshire	Littleton	Running Horse
	Kent	Bidborough	Kentish Hare
		Goudhurst	The Vine
		Hollingbourne	The Windmill
		Matfield	Wheelwrights Arms
		Penshurst	Leicester Arms
		Sissinghurst	The Milk House
		Stone in Oxney	Crown Inn
		Wrotham	The Bull
	Oxfordshire	Kingham	The Wild Rabbit
		Oxford	The Anchor
	Surrey	Farnham	Wheatsheaf
		Redhill	The Pendleton inSt Johns
		Ripley	Anchor
		Thursley	Three Horseshoes
	West Sussex	Horsted Keynes	Crown Inn
		Lower Beeding	Crabtree

 

Region	County	Location	Establishment
South West	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath	Hare & Hounds
	Devon	Clyst Hydon	Five Bells Inn
	Gloucestershire	Stroud	Bisley House
	Somerset	Mells	Talbot Inn
		Rimpton	White Post
		Somerton	White Hart
	Wiltshire	Holt	Tollgate Inn
		Monkton Farleigh	Muddy Duck
West Midlands	Herefordshire	Kilpeck	Kilpeck Inn
		Leintwardine	The Lion
		Upton Bishop	Moody Cow
	Shropshire	Grinshill	Inn at Grinshill
		Leebotwood	The Pound
		Ludlow	Charlton Arms
	Staffordshire	Ellastone	Duncombe Arms
	Warwickshire	Armscote	Fuzzy Duck
		Kenilworth	Cross at Kenilworth
	West Midlands	Barston	Malt Shovel
		Coalport	Woodbridge Inn
	Worcestershire	Newnham Bridge	Talbot Inn
		Welland	The Inn at Welland
Yorkshire and TheHumber	North Yorkshire	Lower DunsforthMaunby	The DunsforthBuck Inn
		Welburn	Crown and Cushion
		Wombleton	Plough Inn

Scotland
	County	Location	Establishment
	Aberdeenshire	Aboyne	Boat Inn
	Argyll and Bute	Taynuilt	Taynuilt
	Borders	Ancrum	Ancrum Cross Keys

Wales
	County	Location	Establishment
	Ceredigion	Tregaron	Y Talbot

Northern Ireland
	County	Location	Establishment
	Antrim	Mounthill	Billy Andy's

View all the entries in this year's guide here